Momoe Yamaguchi

Momoe Yamaguchi
山口 百恵
Born (1959-01-17) 17 January 1959 (age 65)
Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1973 (1973)–1980 (1980)
AgentHoripro
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1973–1980
LabelsCBS Sony

Momoe Miura (Japanese: 三浦 百恵, Hepburn: Miura Momoe, born 17 January 1959), known by her maiden name Momoe Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 百恵, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Momoe), is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe", Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese music, releasing 32 singles, including three number one hits, and 21 studio albums. She also starred in 15 feature films and several television serial dramas. At age 21, Yamaguchi retired at the height of her popularity to marry her frequent costar, Tomokazu Miura; she has never performed or made a public appearance since.[1] Therefore, she is called a legendary idol in Japan.[2]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists – No.7".
  2. ^ "伝説のアイドル・山口百恵、女優としての顔を見せた名作シリーズをプレイバック" [Legendary idol Momoe Yamaguchi plays back a masterpiece series that showed her face as an actress]. Yahoo! JAPAN News (in Japanese). Japan. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.